Re: How do I read PocketPC registry from ASP.NET application
From: Ginny Caughey [MVP] (ginny.caughey.online_at_wasteworks.com)
Date: 04/20/04
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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:31:34 -0400
Mark,
You can read the PPC registry from the desktop using Rapi. There's also a
Rapi class in the OpenNetCF Communication section
-- Ginny Caughey .Net Compact Framework MVP "Mark Pitman" <mark@ePitman.com> wrote in message news:uRZmcgdJEHA.3104@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > That will work on the WEBSERVER, but how is it going to get the device ID > from the PPC? An ASP.NET app has no way of reading the registry on the PPC > that is connecting. You would have to have some client side code on the PPC > that would run, read the device ID from the registry, then call a webservice > maybe to post it to the server, then execute a copy of the browser that > passed a token to the website so that your ASP.Net app knows which device is > connecting. > > If you do need to read from the registry of a PPC device, I highly suggest > using the Smart Device Framework from http://www.opennetcf.org. Much easier > than writing all the P/Invoke code yourself :) > > m > > "Goran Djuranovic" <djurag@mmcREMOVE_TO_MAIL.org> wrote in message > news:u12IAv$IEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > > I just figured out it can be done this way: > > -------------------------------------------- > > Dim RegKey As RegistryKey = > > Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet > > Explorer\Main") > > Response.Write(RegKey.GetValue("Start Page")) > > ----------------------------------------------- > > > > Hope this helps someone > > Goran Djuranovic > > > > Thanks for your response > > > > "Harry Simpson" <hssimpson@nospamphgt.net> wrote in message > > news:OvRbJi$IEHA.3244@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > > > Goran, > > > > > > I got the code from gotdotnet site at: > > > > > > http://samples.gotdotnet.com/quickstart/util/srcview.aspx?path=/quickstart/CompactFramework/samples/deviceid/deviceid.src > > > > > > Try to grab the segment from there. > > > > > > Harry > > > > > > "Goran Djuranovic" <djurag@mmcREMOVE_TO_MAIL.org> wrote in message > > > news:O$dM0N$IEHA.2880@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > > > > Harry, > > > > This is the error that I got when tried the suggested code: > > > > System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL (Coredll.dll). > > > > > > > > I also forgot to mention that PocketPC is accessing an ASP.NET > > application > > > > wirelessly. > > > > Once the app is accessed, PocketPC's DeviceID is stored to the > database. > > > > > > > > Is there anything else I missed. > > > > > > > > Thanks for your response > > > > Goran > > > > > > > > "Harry Simpson" <hssimpson@nospamphgt.net> wrote in message > > > > news:%23eCgus9IEHA.3144@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > > > > > This will do the trick though hopefully there is a more eloquent > .NET > > > > > way..... > > > > > > > > > > HTH > > > > > Harry > > > > > > > > > > Public Class DeviceID > > > > > Declare Function KernelIoControl Lib "CoreDll.dll" (ByVal > > > > > dwIoControlCode As Int32, ByVal lpInBuf As IntPtr, ByVal nInBufSize > As > > > > > Int32, ByVal lpOutBuf() As Byte, ByVal nOutBufSize As Int32, ByRef > > > > > lpBytesReturned As Int32) As Boolean > > > > > Private Shared METHOD_BUFFERED As Int32 = 0 > > > > > Private Shared FILE_ANY_ACCESS As Int32 = 0 > > > > > Private Shared FILE_DEVICE_HAL As Int32 = &H101 > > > > > > > > > > Private Const ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED As Int32 = &H32 > > > > > Private Const ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER As Int32 = &H7A > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Private Shared IOCTL_HAL_GET_DEVICEID As Int32 = (&H10000 * > > > > > FILE_DEVICE_HAL) Or (&H4000 * FILE_ANY_ACCESS) Or (&H4 * 21) Or > > > > > METHOD_BUFFERED > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Public Shared Function GetDeviceID() As String > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ' Initialize the output buffer to the size of a Win32 > > DEVICE_ID > > > > > structure > > > > > ' > > > > > Dim outbuff(19) As Byte > > > > > Dim dwOutBytes As Int32 > > > > > Dim done As Boolean = False > > > > > > > > > > Dim nBuffSize As Int32 = outbuff.Length > > > > > ' Set DEVICEID.dwSize to size of buffer. Some platforms > look > > at > > > > > ' this field rather than the nOutBufSize param of > > > KernelIoControl > > > > > ' when determining if the buffer is large enough. > > > > > ' > > > > > BitConverter.GetBytes(nBuffSize).CopyTo(outbuff, 0) > > > > > dwOutBytes = 0 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ' Loop until the device ID is retrieved or an error occurs > > > > > ' > > > > > While Not done > > > > > If KernelIoControl(IOCTL_HAL_GET_DEVICEID, IntPtr.Zero, > 0, > > > > > outbuff, nBuffSize, dwOutBytes) Then > > > > > done = True > > > > > Else > > > > > Dim [error] As Integer = Marshal.GetLastWin32Error() > > > > > Select Case [error] > > > > > Case ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED > > > > > Throw New > > > > > NotSupportedException("IOCTL_HAL_GET_DEVICEID is not supported on > this > > > > > device", New Win32Exception([error])) > > > > > > > > > > Case ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER > > > > > ' The buffer is not big enough for the data. > > > The > > > > > required size > > > > > ' is in the first 4 bytes of the output > buffer > > > > > (DEVICE_ID.dwSize). > > > > > nBuffSize = BitConverter.ToInt32(outbuff, 0) > > > > > outbuff = New Byte(nBuffSize) {} > > > > > ' Set DEVICEID.dwSize to size of buffer. > Some > > > > > ' platforms look at this field rather than > the > > > > > ' nOutBufSize param of KernelIoControl when > > > > > ' determining if the buffer is large enough. > > > > > ' > > > > > > > BitConverter.GetBytes(nBuffSize).CopyTo(outbuff, > > > > 0) > > > > > > > > > > Case Else > > > > > Throw New Win32Exception([error], > "Unexpected > > > > > error") > > > > > End Select > > > > > End If > > > > > End While > > > > > > > > > > Dim dwPresetIDOffset As Int32 = > BitConverter.ToInt32(outbuff, > > > &H4) > > > > > ' DEVICE_ID.dwPresetIDOffset > > > > > Dim dwPresetIDSize As Int32 = BitConverter.ToInt32(outbuff, > > &H8) > > > > > ' DEVICE_ID.dwPresetIDSize > > > > > Dim dwPlatformIDOffset As Int32 = > > BitConverter.ToInt32(outbuff, > > > > &HC) > > > > > ' DEVICE_ID.dwPlatformIDOffset > > > > > Dim dwPlatformIDSize As Int32 = > BitConverter.ToInt32(outbuff, > > > > &H10) > > > > > ' DEVICE_ID.dwPlatformIDBytes > > > > > Dim sb As New StringBuilder > > > > > Dim i As Integer > > > > > > > > > > For i = dwPresetIDOffset To (dwPresetIDOffset + > > > dwPresetIDSize) - > > > > 1 > > > > > sb.Append(String.Format("{0:X2}", outbuff(i))) > > > > > Next i > > > > > sb.Append("-") > > > > > For i = dwPlatformIDOffset To (dwPlatformIDOffset + > > > > > dwPlatformIDSize) - 1 > > > > > sb.Append(String.Format("{0:X2}", outbuff(i))) > > > > > Next i > > > > > Return sb.ToString() > > > > > End Function > > > > > End Class > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Goran Djuranovic" <djurag@mmcREMOVE_TO_MAIL.org> wrote in message > > > > > news:OcpTbk9IEHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I would like to be able to read Device ID from PocketPC. > > > > > > I guess I have to read PocketPC's registry somehow. > > > > > > How do I do this? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Thanks for your time > > > > > > Goran Djuranovic > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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